1) A top tier of Football breaks away from the NCAA:
Initiated by the Big Ten and the SEC, all of their members are in for 34 teams total.
Big Ten - 18
SEC - 16
They add another 16 to this level (not to their conferences) by invitation, to get to 50. This list would include Notre Dame and Clemson, and vigorous debate would round out the list.
Their are a few programs in the P2 that are included that upset arguing fans, but life is not fair and the P2 isn’t kicking members to the curb.
This football system is driven by cash, is profitable, and pays players six figures as they develop towards their NFL goals.
The remaining 80 FBS football teams remain in the NCAA and compete in their own CFP. The proceeds from TV and playoffs fund athletic programs and governance. Players can earn honest NIL but school programs aren’t backing player salaries.
2) Separately, a top tier of Basketball breaks away from the NCAA. B12, B1G, Big East, ACC, WCC, PAC (?), A10, AAC.
The resulting tournament distributes its earnings to these programs, a huge increase from the current model where the NCAA eats the profits.
Like the football model, this is a for-profit league with players paid 6 figures.
3) The NCAA is reduced and returned to a governing body of student athletes. No longer funded by big money, it regulates fair play and governs championships across all sports, except the money basketball and football leagues.
Outside of Basketball and Football, the power conferences remain in the NCAA.